Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.2-615

Chapter 18. Text Web Browsers

Links-2.30

Introduction to Links

Links is a text and graphics mode WWW browser. It includes support for rendering tables and frames, features background downloads, can display colors and has many other features.

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Note

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Package Information

Links Dependencies

Recommended

libevent-2.1.12

Optional

Graphics mode requires at least one of GPM-1.20.7 (mouse support to be used with a framebuffer-based console), SVGAlib, DirectFB, and a graphical environment

For decoding various image formats Links can utilize libavif-1.1.1, libpng-1.6.44, libjpeg-turbo-3.0.1, librsvg-2.59.2, and libtiff-4.7.0

For decompressing web pages that are compressed with Brotli, Links can utilize Brotli-1.1.0

Installation of Links

Install Links by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/doc/links-2.30 &&
install -v -m644 doc/links_cal/* KEYS BRAILLE_HOWTO \
    /usr/share/doc/links-2.30

Command Explanations

--enable-graphics: This switch enables support for graphics mode.

Configuring Links

Config Files

~/.links/*

Configuration Information

Links stores its configuration in per-user files in the ~/.links directory. These files are created automatically when links is run for the first time.

Contents

Installed Program: links
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/share/doc/links-2.30

Short Descriptions

links

is a text and graphics mode WWW browser